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Meaning of CANTONED

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can"toned\, a.
1. (Her.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; --
   said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield
   itself.
2. (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with,
   projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier
   or pilaster.
 
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